Candy-pulling hook.



T. H. JACOBe CANDY PULLING HOUK -APPLlcATloN man JUNE 29,1917. 1,261 238 Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

THOMAS n. JACOB, or wAUsAU, wisconsin.

'canori-'Puntine HOOK.

To all Lo/tom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS II. JACOB, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of IVausau, in the county of Marathon and State of Wisconsin, 'have inventedv certain new and useful Improvements in Candy- Pulling Hooks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hooks and refers particularly to Awhat is generally termed aA taffy pulling hook.

Theprimary object of this invention is to provide a candy pulling hook having means for keeping the same in a Vcold condition in order to partly chill the portion of candy engaging the same and thereby preventing the sticking thereto of the candy.

A further object is to provide a candy pulling hook which may be maintained at any desired temperature, and which will be of such simple construction as to permit the production thereof at a low price.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such Changes in the precise embodiment thereof may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through my device on the line l-l of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, a portion of a water supply means being illustrated part in section andpart in elevation.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 represents the supporting base for my device whichmay either be hollow as shown in the drawings or lmay be solid, and extending outwardly from the base portion is a tubular hook member `6 having` its outer end closed as at 7 and its inner end formed with an enlargement 8, which in the present instance communicates with the hollow. base Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application mea June 29, 1917. serial no. 177,661:

portion 5 is adapted tobe secured to any suitable support by means of fastcnings 9 which pass through thimbles l0 connected with alincd openings in the front and rear walls thereof as shown in 5. The base Fig. 1.

To provide for the circulation through the hollow hook member 6 `and base portion 5, a tube or pipe 11 extends through the entire length of the hook member and has its outlet end 12 terminating near the closed end 7 of the hook and its inlet end 13 terminating outwardly of the enlarged portion 8. As shown in Fig. 2 the end 13 of the pipe ll is connected by a suitable tubing 14E with the water supply faucet or pipe 15, and in this instance the means for connecting tube lt with supply pipe 15 comprises a stopper member 16 having passing centrally therethrough a nipple 17in communication with tube 14. In order to complete the circulation and provide means for carrying ofti the water in the hook member, an Outlet 18 is accompanying drawings that at all times a free circulation of water through the hook member 6 is provided, and that the temperature of the hook may be made to vary by regulating the temperature of the water Vcirculated therethrough.

I claim:

l. A device of the character described, comprising a hollow longitudinal base por tion, a hollow hook member mounted on the base portion and communicating therewith, andmeans connected with the base portion and hook member for circulating fluid therethrough to maintain the base and hook at an even temperature.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a base portion, a hollow hook member having its outer end closed and its inner end enlarged and secured to said base portion, a tube `passing centrally through the length of the hook member and having one end terminating in said hook near the closed end thereof and its other end terminating outwardly of said enlarged portion and adapted for connnection with a fluid supply, whereby the entire outer surface of the hook, is maintained at the same temperature, and an outlet leading from said enlarged portion to provide for the circulation through the hook member of fluid substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described, comprising e hollow base portion, a tubular hook member having its outer end closed and Yits inner end gradually enlarged to the size of the hollow base und seeuredtlrereto and in communication therewith, a tube passing-through the entire length of the hook member und havingV one ond :terminating in said hook member sind its other end terminating outwardly of said enlarged portion und adapted for connection with u fluid supply, fanden outlet leading from said enlarged portion to provide for the circuler tion `through the hook member and base member of fluid substantially as described.

n testimony that I claim the ore'going l have herenntofset my hand at Wausau, in the county 'ofY Marathon and State of Wisconsin. Y V

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